Tavares' brief injury absence in Game 4 led to Toronto being without its top performer on a critical four-minute power play.

The Ottawa Senators are still alive in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. That's after they survived a nerve-wracking Game 4 at home Saturday night against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, who wasted golden opportunities in overtime before losing via a 4-3 score.

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ record in close-out games since 2018 dropped to 1-12 after losing Game 4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Righly or wrongly, that stat has been a thorn in the side of the Core Four throughout the years,